Each time John Cena steps into the ring, he's got a lot more on his mind than his opponent. Cena, 26, is WWE's resident rapper, and a good one at that. But with all the rapping on his mind, sometimes he has to improvise, go with the flow.

"I've forgotten what I'm supposed to say before," said Cena. "I have to rhyme with the last thing I said and it has to make sense. I'm super nervous when I get out there, there's a big adrenaline rush."

In the ring, Cena's become a heel fans love to hate. But they'd better get used to him; he plans on being around for a long time.

"I'm here to fight," said Cena. "I want to be doing this in five years and in 10 years. I love what I do.

"Going out there, the feeling is indescribable. Everybody is watching you, just you. For 10-15 minutes, it's your time."

Cena has early memories of wrestling. He'd sit and watch it with his father, John.

"I was never an amateur wrestler. I was in a dead-end job, moving fitness equipment. One of the guys I worked with grabbed me kicking and screaming and took me to the gym. From then on, every second I had, I devoted to wrestling."

Born and raised in West Newbury, Mass., Cena grew up a Boston Red Sox fan.

And now he's at the top of his game, with a gimmick that he was given soon after his arrival on Smackdown!

"It was a freak accident," said Cena. "I was in the process of getting to know a lot of the guys ... a lot of them were into hip-hop. I was doing freestyle and one of the creative guys heard me. It sounds like a cliche, but me outside the ring is the same -- with the volume turned down a bit."

- Mr. America is not Hulk Hogan. At least that's what a lie detector test suggests. Vince McMahon was humiliated during a Smackdown! segment when Mr. America passed the test. It was side-splitting to see McMahon's limo get towed away for parking in a handicapped zone, with one-legged Zach Gowen (Tenacious Z) looking on.

- It looked like Ric Flair had mended his relationship with Shawn Michaels. But The Dirtiest Player in the Game backstabbed Michaels in a match against Triple H. Triple H and Flair also got some help from a returning Randy Orton. Look for Michaels to face Flair at the Bad Blood pay-per-view.

- Ultimo Dragon beat Rico in a RAW dark match. He's supposed to make his TV debut on the June 26 Smackdown!

- Kurt Angle will return Thursday on Smackdown! And he could return as a babyface. Also scheduled is a Rey Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy title match.

- Enough with the Goldust Tourette's syndrome angle. It is not funny. And what's up with having Christopher Nowinski help out Rodney Mack?

- The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny) made their Smackdown! debut, defeating Rikishi and Spanky.

- Reader Adam Lebow points out that WWE's announcers were wrong when they claimed Flair and Michaels had never teamed up before RAW. Then-WWF champ Randy Savage and intercontinental champ Bret Hart once teamed up to defeat Flair (with Mr. Perfect) and Michaels.

- Canadian Professional Wrestling held another successful event last Saturday. In the main event, Dynamite Tommy Blade, Thunder and Dave Le Justicier beat Wild Dangerous Dan, Black Panther 1 and Psycho. In other matches, Guy Sauriol beat "Paranoid" Jake Matthews; The Drunken Scotsmen beat Tray Hugh Mongus and Sniper; MVP Michael Von Payton beat "The Freak" Zakk Manson; Rock Hard Nick Diamond beat "Mr. Know It All" Shawn Demers by DQ and Shane Simmons beat James Tyrell. The next card is No Remorse on June 7, at 7 p.m., at 122 Berri St. in Hull. Promoter Gino Brito has announced he will return to the ring with partner Sauriol to battle Wild Dangerous Dan and a partner of his choice on July 5.